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Collection Details

Species: Besleria lutea L.

Gesneriaceae Besleria lutea L.
J. L. Clark 6565


Collection Date: 20 April 2002
Determined By: J. L. Clark
Determination Date: 30 November 2001
Institution: US

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Locality

Country: Dominica

Region: St. George

Locality Description: Freshwater lake. Steep slope in open elfin forest near lake.

DD Latitude: 15.3431

DD Longitude: -61.3111

Min. Elevation: 760 m

Habitat

Habitat Description: Steep slope in open elfin forest near lake.

Botanical Data

Plant Notes: Common shrub, 1.0-2.5 m tall. Fruit a fleshy berry; red when immature becoming orange when mature. Fruit partially eaten; somewhat "display-like", but not a capsule. Corolla yellow; apically ventricose on lower surface. Throat constricted. Photographs of this collection are in the Gesneriaceae photo file (US).

Other Data

Project: Neotropical Gesneriaceae